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"All They Know is the Selfie": Selfies Increase Perceived Nose Size by 30%

posted by martyb on Friday March 02 2018, @02:23PM   Printer-friendly
from the Jimmy-Durante-approved dept.

takyon writes:

Does this selfie make my nose look big? Yes:

Taking selfies at a distance of about 12 inches from the face increases perceived nose size by nearly 30%, according to a report published Thursday in the journal JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery [DOI: 10.1001/jamafacial.2018.0009] [DX].

Researchers now are cautioning that patients interested in cosmetic procedures should not turn to self-photographs as guidance when considering making changes to their faces. "Patients, people, even my family have to be aware that if you're taking a selfie, it's not really how you look," said Dr. Boris Paskhover, a facial plastics and reconstructive surgeon at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and a leading author on the study. "Selfies make your nose look wider and thicker when it really isn't, and people like a smaller nose," Paskhover added. "My fear is that the generation out there now doesn't know. All they know is the selfie."

Also at EurekAlert and The Verge.

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  • (Score: 2) by VLM on Friday March 02 2018, @03:25PM (4 children)

    by VLM (445) on Friday March 02 2018, @03:25PM (#646413)

    There's an obvious ethnic joke that people who post selfies on social media might be of a certain self aggrandizing ethnic group well known for big noses. If you're seeing 30% bigger noses online, it might be as simple as selfie poster-type people actually do have 30% bigger noses...

    Aside from the jokes, its true that many people do stupid mods to their bodies all the time, so "looks better on selfies" isn't likely to be the dumbest reason out there.

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  • (Score: 1, Troll) by DeathMonkey on Friday March 02 2018, @07:04PM

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Friday March 02 2018, @07:04PM (#646548) Journal

    Quick, someone get Ethanol Fueled to take a selfie.

    Maybe we can get him to throw himself in an oven!

  • (Score: 2) by Thexalon on Friday March 02 2018, @07:11PM (2 children)

    by Thexalon (636) on Friday March 02 2018, @07:11PM (#646553)

    certain self aggrandizing ethnic group well known for big noses

    Who, the Romans?

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    • (Score: 2) by VLM on Friday March 02 2018, @08:55PM

      by VLM (445) on Friday March 02 2018, @08:55PM (#646624)

      Its kinda a joke in that there isn't one group, generally speaking everyone south of central Europe and west of India has bigger noses than the rest of the globe. But yeah Italy counts.

    • (Score: 2) by fyngyrz on Friday March 02 2018, @11:38PM

      by fyngyrz (6567) on Friday March 02 2018, @11:38PM (#646707) Journal

      Who, the Romans?

      SPLITTER!